Wednesday, November 30, 2005

IM worms up again

The number of worms that targeted instant-messaging services hit 62 in November, <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1009_22-5975732.html?tag=zdnn.alert">up 226 percent from October</A> and hitting a new record, Akonix Systems said Tuesday. Of the worms, 58 were variants of previous pests, and four were new. In the same month, a total of 14 attacks hit peer-to-peer networks, such as Kazaa and eDonkey, according to Akonix, which sells security software and appliances.

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